Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-06-03
TEXAS IN TYPE.
Clippings from State Exchanges on Matters
of Interest.

Clippings from State Exchanges on Matters
of Interest.
New peaches are il the Gainesville
market.
Farmers are bringing new oats into
Round Rock.
The crop prospect was never better in
McCulloch county.
The wheat crop in Coryell county is
ten days earlier than usual.
There will be fine crop of wild plums
and grapes in the Panhandle.
Nearly all tie school section land in
Carson county has been occupied.
Wolves are doing considerable damage
in some parts o. Limestone county.
Wheat out near Troy last week yielded
twelve to thirteen bushels TO the acre.
The crops in Cooke county are prom
ising. Corn is better than ct this time
last year.
R.F. Conover lost 800 muttons while
attempting to cross them over the Colo
RADIO river.
The Alliance in Collin county are NOV
ing with g view to the erection of 9 mill
and elevator.
The citizens of Bennett held a meeting
to institute measures for building new
schoolheuse.
In Comanche county the grass is grow
ing very rapidly since the rains, land stock
is doing well.
Gainesville has q number Of fine brick
buildings in progress, and the town is
growing steadily.
Peaches are coming in quantities to the
Tyler market, and the cannerles will soon
commence operation.
There is a revival going on in the
Methodist church at Bolton. There have
been 169 conversions.
The wool clip is being brought rapidly
to Brady. 1t is heavier and the receipts
larger than for years.
Judgment was rendered against the
Central Railroad in favor OF the COrsicana
Water Company for S345.4S.
Joseph, son of Sam c. Montgomery Of
Collin county, was killed on Wednesday
morning by fall from wagon.
Some of the farmers in Bell county
average the yield Of their oat crop at
from forty to fifty bushels to the acre.
The fences of MIR. J. a. Cass and Mr..
W. +, Greasy, near Usage, were cut last
Thursday night for nearly mile and q
half
A member Of the board of aldermen Of
Corsicana has been sent north for the
purpose of negotiating the city hall
bonds.
The artesian well of the Missouri Pa
cifc railroad at Denton has depth of 800
feet. There is good prospect Of soon
reaching water.
Crops about Weimar are reported gen.
orally clean; corn is in silk and tassel,
cotton and corn growing well, and good
prospect for fruit crop.
Real estate is selling rapidly to outside
buyers st Wichita Falls. There nave also
been recently transactions in farming
lands on the Wichits river.
Cotton is IN bloom, corn tasseling and
crop prospects in Grimes county most
hattering. Two more rains, it is thought,
will guarantee large yield.
The citizens of Burnet county are to
hold meeting to consider the adYis-
ability of creating the Office of county
superintendent Of public schools.
In Navarro county crops are growing.
Corn and oats were never better, and
wheat will be an average crop. The
farmers are now busy chopping cotton.
In the vicinity of Temple, wheat cut
ting is gong on. The yield is better than
was expected. It is thought the average
Will be between eight and ten bushels to
the acre.
Willis Crum of Santa Anna, while try
ing to cross the Colorado river at the
Coleman and Brady crossing on last Mon
day, got his team drowned and lost other
vaIuableS.
The rain and wind of Friday did con-
siderable damage to the growing crops in
Collin county leveIling the oats and blow
ing down much wheat which was ripe
enough to cut.
The l. mpasas Dispatch says of crops
in that county: "a tremendous crop of
corn and cotton In this county seems to
be assured. The excess over ordinary
seasons will doubtless make up tor the
partial failure of the wheat and oats. 1t
thus seems that things are Ieveled up be-
fore the outcome"
Whitesboro News: Wheat harvesting
is under full Roadway in these parts. In
with several of our most
prominent farmers, they make an esti-
mate of an average of twelve and 8 half
bushels per acre. a vast amount of
wheat in this section will make twenty
bushels while some will rot make more
than ten. Twelve bushels is a safe esti-
mate, while it is our opinion that we will
make fifteen.